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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1187/Add.2 
15 August 2007  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 7 Augus t 2007, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Final rule:  Importation of Nursery Stock (03-002-3)
 
 
APHIS is amending the regulations on impor ting nursery stock to eliminate various 
restrictions on the importation of kenaf seed; to establish programs for the importation of approved 
plants from the Canary Islands and from Israel ; to require an additional declaration on the 
phytosanitary certificate accompanying blueberry plants imported from Canada; to require that 
phytosanitary certificates include the genus names of  the restricted articles they accompany, and the 
species names when restrictions apply to species  within a genus; to change the phytosanitary 
certificate requirements for several restricted articles; to reduce the postentry quarantine growing 
period for Hydrangea spp.; and to update the list of ports of entry and Federal plant inspection 
stations.  We are also making several other chang es to update and clarify the regulations and improve 
their effectiveness.  These chang es are necessary to relieve restri ctions that appear unnecessary, 
update existing provisi ons, and make the regulations easi er to understand and implement. 
 
The regulations in 7 CFR part 319 prohibit or restrict the importation of certain plants and 
plant products into the United States to prevent the introduction of plant pests.  The regulations 
contained in "Subpart--Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant Products", Sec. 
Sec. 319.37 through 319.37-14, restrict, among othe r things, the importation of living plants, plant 
parts, and seeds for propagation.  On 15 December 2005, APHIS published in the Federal Register (70 
FR 74215-74235, Docket No. 03-002-1) a proposal to make several amendments to the nursery stock 
regulations. APHIS solicited comments concerning th e proposal for 60 days ending 13 February 2006, 
and later reopened and extended the deadline fo r comments until 31 March 2006, in a document 
published in the Federal Register on 28 February 2006 (71 FR 9978, Docket No. 03- 002-2).  APHIS 
received 25 comments by that date, from 23 commenter s, including private citizens, State and local 
governments, industry organizations, individual in dustry companies, and foreign national plant 
protection organizations. 
 
APHIS will consider all comments recei ved on or before 5 September 2007. 
 
Available in English, [Federal Regist er: 6 August 2007 (Volume 72, Number 150)] 
[Proposed Rules]; [Page 43503-43524]; 
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] 
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  For full text and additional information, see attached link: 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
, on the search feature for 2007 (Volume 72), enter 43503. 
 
Document will also post shortly for comments at the following address: 
http://www.regulations.gov , using the "Search for Documents Open for Comment" function, select 
"Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service:"  from the agency drop-down menu, then click on 
"Submit".  In the Docket ID column, select APHIS-03-002-3 to submit or view comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.  
You may also contact Dr. Arnold T. Tschanz, Senior Import Specialist, Commodity Import 
Analysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; +(1 
301) 734-5306.   United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
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